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[Musings in Bm -WIP-]

A trifle morbid

While this piece is certainly wreathed in black, draped with a wreath of white lillies, I can certainly say that it sounds well composed and arranged. The feeling of loss is immediately present and it may well be a wake that the piece was originally written for.

A shame that it doesn't quite loop properly - the final note ends too abruptly and it starts again. Perhaps a little remastering work could be used with regards to the louder of the notes that get played through the tune. With the static that occurs there, we need just to trim this down and make it sound more appealing.

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loansindi responds:

I appreciate the review.

This piece is still very much not finished, it's got a ways to go.

[Sugar, Milk and Paisley G]

Needs Lyrics

Not a bad tune - a little repetitive, but that can be remedied by the addition of a solo or two, just to break up the monotony of the piece in general. I think that this shows some good skills with the instruments in question. The one solo that you finished on came in well, but was a little too late for my liking - if you had one in the middle of the tune, it will sound much better.

The addition of vocals could be very productive to the song and a little splash of inspiration from something 'out of left field', with a different instrument (Harpsichord?) will certainly keep it moving and give you something else to talk about.

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Sawdust responds:

Alright, I'll add some stuff then. A couple of melodies to keep it fresh. Thanks!

[Change is in the Air]

Chilled

Quite a nice piece that embodies the idea of relaxing after a hard day - I can certainly see this piece as a menu tune, or even as the sort of tune that people would listen to is certain places like surf shops. I can see the relaxed atmosphere that this conveys, being coupled with the scenery of the sandy beach background, just to get people ready for a nice experience on the water, when we all know it's harder than it looks.

I'd certainly recommend that you put a break in the beat and counter melody, just giving the synth a quick solo, just to put that to the forefront of the piece for a short while.

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Sawdust responds:

Yeah, it's probably the percussive like quality of the main instrument that gives it that relaxing surf shop feel. Thanks!

[Game Over Guitar Theme]

Better for pauses

I'd say that this piece is certainly a good tune for a pause screen jingle, but I think that it's a little too light-hearted and melancholy for being used on a game over screen. Even with Final Fantasy style connotations, you've got a little conflict there, where it could sound slightly more downcast - after all, it's likely to be that the hero has just died.

I think that the rows of tight sounding high pitched notes could be changed as well - it's a little rough sounding and it doesn't seem to fit weel with the rest of the melody that you've got going on the piece.

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sarias responds:

if thats your opinion it doesn't have to be game over thats just what i felt when i heard it but a flash artist could use it for more then that if he/she wanted to

nevertheless thanks for the review

[-rT- WiP : Digital Extacy]

A little too much static

It's got potential, as through the static at the top of the notes, I can hear a good tune poking its head through.

A good piece of piano and a decent beat encourage this song to take the next step - perhaps introducing a few vocal samples will be the next step that causes the track to blossom. I can certainly see it becoming something a lot better when you spend some time mastering it all.

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ReaperTechno responds:

Theres really no static per say, just a lot of high requencies. For example, the closed hi hat on the beat @ 00:27 has a phaser + reverb wihich seems to give the static sound.
ill work on the higher freqs tho if its too much
thanks for the review

[Paradox (Remastered)]

Great intro

I love the spoken intro - reminds me very much of The Prisoner by Iron Maiden, which has such a well used movie clip in, to get the punters interested.

What you then suffer with is when the music kicks in - the vocals need a lot of work to right. The music itself is decent, but not really to my linking I prefer a better quality of metal, that doesn't have each instrument competing against one another to drown each other out. The vocals drowned out most of the music, which is a shame, but not a great one, as the music does still require work.

I'd suggest that you work on adding a nice metal solo to the piece - metal bands can do this, even to the speed and thrash metal sub-genres. Just look at Metallica for some inspiration. With this and some work on making the song more of a song, you'd certainly have a better sounding piece.

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Blackdoom13 responds:

Ok thanks for the review.

[In vitro Space Jesus]

Holiday in Cambodia

Sadly, the similarity with The Dead Kennedys hit song ends at the intro, as they actually launched into some music, rather than continuing on with the white noise. I think that the spectrum visualisation sums this up well, as 12 of the 14 bars are all bouncing off the upper limit.

It needs to be a lot shorter, as this isn't really a tune, more a collection of aggressive sound that drowns out the occasional guitar note that makes Slayer sound like a mellow band of troubadours, ready to give you a jolly good sing song while you're having an evening out at the local pub.

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nihilisticeq responds:

Music is for old people

Real men listen to noise

[Rondoesque]

Well worked

It's a piece that reminds me of theme music for some sort of 1980s Agatha Christie crime drama production. I really like it, as it has that tone of suspense from the piano, led along nicely by the commanding tones of the saxophone. Perhaps it could have used a lower solo, just to re-assert itself, away from the piano, as that can tend to become more dominant after a while - it's the nature of the instrument.

It loops really well, so I can certainly see this getting quite a versatile market that it can be used for. Another great piece from you and I'll look forward to hearing more.

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sarias responds:

the volume of it is completely wrong when i get my sax player to play it it should be better never though agatha christie but cool :) thanks for the review and im looking forward to giving you more to listen to

[The Terminator (Revamped)]

Hmm, needs work

I think that the piano intro was a little long winded for a Heavy Metal track - Personally, I'd either chance the genre to General Rock or cut some of the piano.

The ending was a little brief and it just cut off, which could have been faded more, rather than just stopping all of a sudden.

I think that this piece does capture the essence of the Terminator movie series and I can certainly see armies of robots wandering around the place in an apocalyptic wasteland that was once this green and pleasant earth.

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Blackdoom13 responds:

Lol I'm glad you got the picture. Yes I'll go back and cut the intro a little more and level the instruments more. Thanks for the review.

[Ecliptic]

Quite loud

The pumping beat is a good indication of the power that this tune has. It sort of reminds me of an Indian witch-doctor charming a snake, as it rises out of the wicker basket, but in a more modern sense.

I think that the silence at the end of the track is something that can be removed, possibly paving the way for further variation in the middle of the track, to encourage the user to stay focused on the music, rather than zoning out.

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EvilScorpio responds:

Thanks for your advices)